People, Places and Things

Curbell Plastics, Inc. announced the appointments of Dennis Freeman as Regional Director of Sales Region Two and Tim Cassani as Regional Director of Sales Region Three. Both individuals have been with Curbell Plastics for over 10 years. Freeman will cover Philadelphia, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Florida locations. Cassani will cover Cincinnati, Virginia, Detroit and Atlanta locations.

Ron Denoo joined the management team of SIMONA AMERICA Inc. as Chief Executive Officer. Denoo has many years of experience in the plastics industry, having held senior positions at Quadrant EPP and Spartech Corporation.

Ellsworth Adhesives Specialty Chemical Distribution, Inc. announced the following: John Hause has joined the Technical Sales Group of Ellsworth Adhesives Specialty Chemical Distribu - tion, Inc., ESR Group and will service the Los Angeles region; Jim Connery has joined the Technical Sales Team and assumes sales responsibility for the Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi regions; and Albert Hernandez will cover El Paso TX, Sonora, Juarez, and North Chihuahua Mexico regions.

Polygal introduced the newest member of their team, Nick Koszegi who will become their Sales and Marketing Manager. Koszegi will replace Ward Ogle who will retire at the end of the year. Ogle will continue to consult with Polygal after retirement on an as needed basis. Koszegi brings over 8 years of plastics experience and has vast channel experience in distribution, residential, commercial and retail.

Allen Spencer was made the new Senior Development Chemist for IPS WELD-ON® structural adhesives earlier this year. Spencer will be responsible for formulating WELD-ON structural adhesives for new bonding applications as well as tailoring existing products for custom applications. IPS also named Kevin Connolly Director of Operations for its WELD-ON® structural adhesives earlier this year.

Cast Nylons Limited has announced that Jim McCormick has joined the executive staff of the company as Director of North America Sales – Western Region. McCormick was most recently with Cope Plastics as Vice President of Sales & Marketing. He brings senior management experience in Sales, Marketing and Operations which will help lead their growth efforts in the Western States and Western Canada. Cast Nylons also announced the promotion of Kurt Broll to Director of North America Sales - Eastern Region. Broll brings 15 years of combined experience in plastics distribution and manufacturing including the last three years with Cast Nylons as National Sales Manager.

A&C Plastics announced that they have added Brian Faulk to their sales team in the Houston office. A&C also introduced a new website which features company information and technical sheets.